Now You Can DIY Your $1,500 "It" Bags

Fendi is now selling DIY versions of its famous “baguette” purse.

DIY doesn’t just exist in some Pinterest ghetto for fashion snobs to scoff at. It’s gone high fashion: Fendi, one of the world’s most high-end and expensive labels, is now selling a special DIY baguette kit. This means for $1,430 you get a plain baguette purse in a box with string and needles so that you can embellish the bag with your own needlepoint design. Like “I <3 cats” or whatever the hell you want! This makes perfect sense for the evolution of the Fendi brand since a lot of their famous baguettes look like craft projects anyway.

3. Denim baguette with beading detail, $2,170:

4. Vintage baguette with purple wool thread and tobacco-colored accent beads, $1,140

5. Embroidered baguette with mirrors and toilet paper-like accents, $3,900:

6. Embroidered baguette with metal sequins, leather mirror discs, wool fringe, PVC, glitter and crystal appliqués, $3,410:

See? Why buy when you can DIY? And though Fendi doesn’t include yarn fringe in its little kit you can probably just make that yourself or buy it at a craft store. Or just cut it off a mop.